NYSE$CLVT

Clarivate Plc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported a decrease in revenues and a net loss attributable to ordinary shares due to lower transactional and re-occurring revenues.

Clarivate's first quarter results showed a slight decrease in revenues, driven by declines in transactional and re-occurring revenues, which offset growth in subscription revenues. The company reported a net loss attributable to ordinary shares and a decrease in adjusted EBITDA. However, Clarivate reaffirmed its full-year 2024 outlook.

  • Revenues decreased by 1.3% to $621.2 million.
  • Organic revenues decreased by 1.7%.
  • Net loss attributable to ordinary shares was $93.8 million, or $0.14 per diluted share.
  • Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 6.5% to $236.3 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$621M

Previous: $629M-1.3%
EPS

-$0.14

Previous: $0.18-177.8%
Adjusted EBITDA

$236M

Previous: $253M-6.5%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

38.0%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$64.4M

Previous: $59.3M-208.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$139M

Previous: $168M-182.9%
Net Income

-$75M

Previous: $43.5M-272.4%
Operating Income

$5M

Previous: $54.6M-90.8%
Gross Profit

$403M

Previous: $399M+1.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$362M

Previous: $364M-0.7%
Total Assets

$12.5B

Previous: $13.9B-10.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$14.9M

Previous: $40.7M-63.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Clarivate · Revenue · Quarterly

$621M

Q1 2024-1.3%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Clarivate · $333M total across 2 segments · Q2 2021

  • Subscription
    $244M
  • Transactional
    $89.8M

Forward guidance

Clarivate reaffirmed its 2024 full year outlook, anticipating a sequential improvement in organic revenue growth in the second quarter compared to the first quarter.

Tailwinds

  • Revenues between $2.57B to $2.67B
  • Organic revenue growth between 0% to 2%
  • Adjusted EBITDA between $1.055B to $1.115B
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin between 41% to 42%
  • Adjusted diluted EPS between $0.70 to $0.80

Headwinds

  • Assumes no further acquisitions.
  • Assumes no further divestitures.
  • Assumes no unanticipated events.
  • Organic revenue growth is only expected to be between 0% and 2%.
  • Free cash flow between $420M to $500M

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-1.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.5%

Avg return

30 days after

41%

12 / 29 earnings

Positive

+38.7%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-29.0%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+13.9%+11.6%+0.8%
Q4 2025+38.7%+36.9%+44.0%
Q3 2025-3.6%-2.7%+3.3%
Q1 2025+17.3%+20.3%+18.4%
Q4 2024-1.4%-5.4%-15.3%
Q3 2024-29.0%-30.3%-13.2%
Q2 2024-17.4%-7.5%+8.3%
Q1 2024-10.2%-10.5%-18.1%
Q4 2023-20.9%-20.1%-16.9%
Q3 2023+1.8%-2.8%+18.9%
Q2 2023-23.8%-26.5%-18.8%
Q1 2023+6.5%+5.7%+10.8%
Q4 2022+13.2%+9.4%-7.3%
Q3 2022-7.4%+6.6%-9.0%
Q2 2022-7.5%-9.2%-16.3%
Q1 2022-3.0%-2.0%+0.3%
Q4 2021+10.1%+11.0%+24.8%
Q3 2021+5.7%+6.4%+4.4%
Q2 2021-5.6%-4.1%+3.6%
Q1 2021+4.5%+5.3%+12.3%
Q4 2020-19.0%-17.8%-11.6%
Q3 2020-7.2%-3.0%-8.4%
Q2 2020-4.0%+2.4%+0.3%
Q1 2020+8.5%+4.9%+1.4%
Q4 2019-1.4%+4.3%-1.1%
Q3 2019+6.3%+4.9%+6.1%
Q2 2019+8.1%+7.1%+9.1%
Q4 2018-5.0%+1.0%+1.8%
Q1 2019-0.8%-1.3%+9.8%
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